Talk:La Mirada, California
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[edit] These numbers don't add up
Can someone explain to me why these don't add up? I don't want to change anything that I don't really know about, but I was certainly confused.
64.46% White, 1.93% Black or African American, 0.75% American Indian, 14.88% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 13.64% from other races, and 4.08% from two or more races. 33.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
- If you ignore the "Hispanic or Latino" number, the others sum to 100.01%, which is quite reasonable. I believe the issue is that the US govenment has Hispanic or Latino listed as an ethnicity, not a race. Because the designation functions independently of race (that is, someone from any race can claim that ethnicity), you can't include it when summing. 24.18.188.79 (talk) 06:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Seal la mirada ca.png
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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:34, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Los Angeles County
Check your Thomas Guide - La Mirada is in Los Angeles County. I am changing all references that mention Orange County Einbierbitte (talk) 23:44, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
- To whoever enjoys vandalism and changing the county - county boundaries are established by the State of California and unless you can show me the law that changed La Mirada to Orange County, then kindly GO THE HELL AWAY! Einbierbitte (talk) 00:02, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
- It's 100% LA County. I think there may be some valid confusion (as well as vandalism) because apparently the 90638 ZIP code does include some addresses just across the county border in Orange County. The key is that ZIP codes are postal boundaries and may or may not exactly coincide with political boundaries. That correctly addressed mail sent to La Mirada's ZIP code can arrive at an address in Orange County does not mean the actual city of La Mirada exists in both counties. So..yeah, I'll second the anti-vandalism call. 24.18.188.79 (talk) 08:56, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] City council is non-partisan
City council is a non-partisan position in La Mirada. Mr. Jones may be registered as a Republican, but he's not a "Republican mayor" in that a party affiliation isn't listed (and apparently isn't allowed) on the ballot.
Former Republican mayor, Steve Jones, is a Biola alum.
I'm removing Republican from the above sentence. 24.18.188.79 (talk) 05:04, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
